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Macy’s profit and sales slip and it cuts profit forecast for 2025, but tops Q1 expectations
NEW YORK — Macy’s sales and profit slipped in its first quarter and the department store, citing more cautious customers and the impact that the U.S. trade war will have on the company and its shoppers, trimmed its profit forecast for 2025. However, the New York retailer which also owns...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of Chinese students
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students, including those studying in “critical fields.” China is the second-largest country of origin for international students in the United States, behind only India. In the 2023-2024 school year, more than...
UN nuclear watchdog chief says ‘jury is still out’ on Iran-U.S. talks, but calls them a good sign
VIENNA — The head of the United Nations’ atomic watchdog said Wednesday that “the jury is still out” on negotiations between Iran and the U.S. over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, but described the continuing negotiations a good sign. Rafael Mariano Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, made...
1 killed, 48 wounded when crowd was fired upon at chaotic Gaza aid site, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least one Palestinian was killed and 48 others wounded when a crowd was fired upon while overrunning a new aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip set up by an Israeli and U.S.-backed foundation, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Wednesday. Crowds of Palestinians on Tuesday...
Trump’s campaign against law firms dealt another setback as judge blocks executive order
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s campaign against the legal profession hit another setback Tuesday as a federal judge struck down an executive order that sought to sanction one of the country’s most prestigious law firms. The ruling in favor of WilmerHale marks the third time this month that a federal...
Hurricanes get another home-ice shot at Panthers with Game 5 in Eastern final
RALEIGH, N.C. — It’s one win in a series otherwise going resoundingly against them. The Carolina Hurricanes still face a long and improbable climb ahead against the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers. For now, the reward from Monday’s sweep-averting road win is simply another chance to play at home...
Ja’Marr Chase willing to make changes in preseason to help Bengals start fasterVideo
CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase said while he doesn’t want to play in the preseason, he understands that may be what’s best for a Cincinnati team that has lost its first two games the past three seasons. “It sounds like we need to play in the preseason,” Chase...
Column: Memorial is reminder of start of LIV Golf, framework agreements and little progressVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — The Memorial always will be known as the tournament Jack Nicklaus built and Tiger Woods once dominated. These days, it’s hard to escape the cloud of LIV Golf at Muirfield Village, even if the only evidence of LIV players such as Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm is...
Nelly Korda preaching patience as she seeks 1st title of year at U.S. Women’s OpenVideo
ERIN, Wis. — Nelly Korda says she has learned the value of patience during a season in which titles haven’t come as easily as they did for her a year earlier. That trait is particularly important this week at the U.S. Women’s Open, a tournament that hasn’t been kind to...
SpaceX launches another Starship rocket after back-to-back explosions, but it tumbles out of controlVideo
After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft tumbled out of control and broke apart. The 403-foot rocket blasted off on its ninth demo from Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas....
Novak Djokovic is bothered by the weather more than anything in French Open 1st-round win
PARIS — Novak Djokovic experienced the lowest of lows — pulling out of the French Open after tearing the meniscus in his right knee — and the highest of highs — winning a long-sought Olympic gold medal for Serbia — at Roland-Garros last year. This trip to the site went...
United is narrowing its check-in window for U.S. flights. Here’s how it compares to other airlines
NEW YORK — Stragglers beware: U.S. travelers flying with United Airlines will have to check in to domestic flights a little earlier starting next week. That is, if they’re customers only taking carry-on bags. Effective June 3, United’s “check-in cutoff” for most U.S. flights will be 45 minutes before departure....
Jack Nicklaus surprised by Rory McIlroy’s decision to skip the MemorialVideo
DUBLIN, Ohio — Jack Nicklaus said Tuesday he was surprised Rory McIlroy decided to skip the Memorial for the first time since 2017 and that he hasn’t spoken to him since McIlroy won the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. Nicklaus was short with his answers on McIlroy, not...
Trump set to pardon reality TV stars Todd, Julie Chrisley of fraud and tax evasion convictions
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he’s planning to pardon TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, famous for “Chrisley Knows Best,” a reality show that followed their tight-knit family and extravagant lifestyle that prosecutors said was boosted by bank fraud and hiding earnings from tax authorities. The Chrisleys...
Trump says Putin ‘playing with fire’ as Russia seizes Ukrainian border villages
Russian forces have taken four border villages in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region, a local official said Tuesday, days after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had ordered troops to establish a buffer zone along the border. Sumy borders Russia’s Kursk region, where a surprise Ukrainian incursion last year captured a...
Volvo Cars cutting 3,000 jobs to reduce costs
FRANKFURT, Germany — Sweden-based Volvo Cars is eliminating 3,000 positions as part of a cost-cutting program as the automotive industry faces challenges from trade tensions and resulting economic uncertainty. The company said Monday that around 1,200 of the job reductions would come among workers in Sweden, with another 1,000 positions...
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville announces 2026 bid for Alabama governor
AUBURN, Ala. — Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who entered politics after a successful career as a head football coach at Auburn and three other major college programs, announced Tuesday that he is running for governor of Alabama next year. His announcement on the Will Cain Show on Fox News...
U.S. government to have control in Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal, Trump and Sen. McCormick say
HARRISBURG — U.S. Sen. David McCormick said Tuesday that an arrangement that will allow Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel will guarantee an American CEO, a majority of board members from the United States and U.S. government approval over certain corporate functions. The Pennsylvania senator spoke on CNBC,...
Trump administration orders Michigan coal plant to stay open
DETROIT — The U.S. Energy Department ordered a Michigan coal-fired power plant to remain open, at least until late August, citing possible electricity shortfalls in the central U.S. State regulators immediately fired back, saying it’s unnecessary to keep Consumers Energy’s J.H. Campbell plant open. It was supposed to close May...
Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that’s sacred to Apaches
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Apaches who are fighting to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred. The justices left in place lower court decisions allowing the transfer of the Tonto National Forest land, known as...
Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women
NEW YORK — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that covid-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed covid-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s...
Supreme Court rejects appeal of Massachusetts student who wanted to wear ‘only two genders’ T-shirt
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders. The justices left in place a federal appeals court ruling that said it would not second-guess the decision of educators in...
Escape of ex-police chief known as ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ has Arkansas residents on edge
As law officers search Arkansas’ rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer, the sister of one of his victims is on edge. Grant Hardin, the former police chief in the small town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, was serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape...
Berlin presents bid to rehost Olympics with 100th anniversary of 1936 Games looming
BERLIN — Berlin has formally presented its bid to rehost the Olympics in the same stadium where Jesse Owens starred during the 1936 Games under the Nazis. Berlin sports minister Iris Spranger on Tuesday said the city wants to put on a sustainable Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2036, 2040...
U.S. measles case count climbs slightly to 1,046 cases, while Indiana’s outbreak ends
The U.S. saw a small increase in measles cases last week, an indicator that outbreaks are slowing down, though exposures at a busy airport in Colorado and a Shakira concert in New Jersey are keeping public health experts on their toes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday...
